Amsterdam & Anne Frank

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Such is the scale of loss experienced during the Holocaust that it is almost impossible for most of us to fully comprehend its magnitude. And yet, amidst the 11 million people who died in the Ghettos and Camps set up across Europe by the Nazi regime, it is possible to personalise the suffering and to walk in the footsteps of one who experienced this at first hand.

The diary of Anne Frank is still amongst the most widely read publication and continues to prove a real inspiration for many.

This tour is designed to follow her journey from hiding in Amsterdam, through the transportation to Auschwitz and then eventually to Bergen- Belsen where she was murdered.

Suggested Itinerary

6-Days – by coach POA
Day 1: Amsterdam; Anne Frank’s house
Day 2: Bergen Belsen
Day 3: Travel to Krakow; Kazimierz; Schindler’s List trail
Day 4: Auschwitz-Birkenau
Day 5&6: Travel



Cross-curricular tours

History and Citizenship

The link between history and citizenship training is an obvious one and in this section we feel that the study of morality, race and persecution, especially in recent times makes a visit to Auschwitz/Birkenau of huge importance.

Students need to understand that the lessons from the formula PREJUDICE > DISCRIMINATION > PERSECUTION > EXTERMINATION teaches us, as Edmund Burke wrote, that "evil will triumph if good men do nothing"

History and Religious Studies

Students studying the Holocaust can explore the reasons behind the inhumanity of mankind as well as the historically documented facts. Themes such as the Just War and multifaith ethics as well as human moral courage in the face of adversity can be explored.

Groups can compare the concept of the use of force between nations with the Christian and other faiths principles of peace, love and reconciliation.

History and Literature

The literature that came out of the Holocaust is a testament to those that endured and survived as well as to those that perished in their millions.

As with our WW1 poetry and literature tours, to get students to stand where these events took place in the footsteps of the writers is beyond compare and will enhance and underpin their studies and take them into another, distinctive dimension.

History and Photography and Media Studies

The Holocaust didn’t happen overnight it was a process that took several years. The part played by the media and photography in this process is pivotal. Propaganda, photographic manipulation and disinformation are areas that can be explored along with broadcasting generally as a tool of propaganda and how it helped the Nazi cause by dehumanising an entire people.

Auschwitz/Birkenau contains moving examples of this photographic and media manipulation.

Specifications/topics supported by these tours

History: OCR ‘A’ > Germany 1919-1945

AQA ‘B’ > Hitler’s Foreign Policy and the Origins of WWII

Citizenship: KS3 & KS4 > Democracy and Justice

AQA Unit 1 Citizenship Studies AS & A2 > Identity, Rights and Responsibilities

 

Themes

  • Life under the Nazi Regime – Repression, prejudice and persecution
  • The development of Nazi racial policy
  • The Concentration Camp system
  • Oscar Schindler Righteous Amongst the Nations
  • Auschwitz-Birkenau – The Factory of Death The Death Marches